Ian Bennett (footballer)

Ian Bennett

Bennett warming up in October 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ian Michael Bennett
Date of birth	(1971-10-10) 10 October 1971 (age 45)
Place of birth	Worksop, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Nottingham Forest (Academy Goalkeeping Coach)
Youth career
1988–1989	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1991–1993	Peterborough United	72	(0)
1993–2005	Birmingham City	287	(0)
2004–2005	→ Sheffield United (loan)	5	(0)
2005	→ Coventry City (loan)	6	(0)
2005–2006	Leeds United	4	(0)
2006–2010	Sheffield United	16	(0)
2010–2014	Huddersfield Town	58	(0)
Total		448	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:38, 5 May 2014 (UTC).

Ian Michael Bennett (born 10 October 1971) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently Academy Goalkeeping Coach at Nottingham Forest.

Bennett, born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, started his football career as a YTS trainee with Queens Park Rangers in 1988. He turned professional with Newcastle United in March of the same season. Bennett never made a single first-team appearance for either club, he signed for Peterborough United in March 1991.

Bennett signed for Peterborough United in March 1991. He made 89 appearances for the "Posh" (72 in the League) as they gained successive promotions from the old Fourth and Third Divisions between 1991 and 1993. After two seasons in the then First Division with the Posh, Bennett moved to Birmingham City for £325,000 in December 1993

Barry Fry signed Bennett for Birmingham City for £325,000 in December 1993. He became the first-choice goalkeeper at Birmingham, and in the 1994–95 season, he was ever-present as the club won the Division Two (third tier) title. for the next five years, making 287 league appearances, before, eventually losing his number one position to Kevin Poole in September 1998 due to injury.